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The passing of Queen Elizabeth II is a monumental event for the United Kingdom and the world at large. Born in 1926, she was a cultural touchstone through decades of change and uncertainty and a steadying force at the center of her own family's dramas. She reigned for
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The end of the Second Elizabethan era is worlds away from when it began in 1952. Back then, the average person did not have a television, had barely seen the royal family except in newsreels, and most of their entertainment was through radio. Queen Elizabeth II didn't just
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The passing of Queen Elizabeth II triggered what has long been known as Operation London Bridge, ten days of mourning covering the late monarch's laying in state, state funeral arrangements, a bank holiday, and the ascension of her son Charles to the throne. Due to where she passed,
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The phrase “It’s the end of an era” is one we as a society toss around fairly liberally and about all manner of events — when a long-running television series airs a finale, a film franchise reaches its last installment, or a popular member of a sporting club departs or